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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has not decided whether he will next year run for reelection, make a third-party bid for the presidency, or retire, has raised $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2023. The Epoch Times obtained the fundraising figures along with other numbers showing that the Manchin campaign has $10.7 million cash on hand and $2.2 million...

Commentary There is ample anecdotal evidence that parents are afraid of the implementation of Victoria’s bill banning what is considered conversion therapy. Their fear stems from the fact that the legislation potentially penalises parents for directing and controlling their children’s behaviour. In this context, a recent article notes that the law prohibits parents from acting in any way other than...

Commentary The job of Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) governor might be one to dodge at the moment, but having waited 38 years for the opportunity I guess new Governor Michele Bullock was not going to say no. There are a lot of challenges sitting in her in-tray from day one, including expansionary federal and state government policy; increasing red...

HAMPTON, Ga.—Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four-weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sheriff’s deputy and two police officers wounded while trying to take the suspect into custody, authorities said. Officials said Andre Longmore was shot during an intense manhunt for the 40-year-old suspect. The exchange of gunfire came a day...

President Donald Trump acknowledged that he made mistakes during his first term in office, saying that most issues arose from the people he chose to fill various roles in office. In an interview that aired July 16, Mr. Trump sat down with Fox News’ Mario Bartiromo to discuss an array of issues, including whether he thought he made any mistakes...

Twitter is dealing with a “heavy debt load” after losing about 50 percent of its advertising revenue, and that has resulted in the app having a “negative cash flow,” Elon Musk, the company’s owner, wrote on July 14. “We’re still negative cash flow, due to ~50 percent drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load. Need to reach positive cash flow before...

United Airlines and the union representing its pilots said Saturday they reached agreement on a contract that will raise pilot pay by up to 40 percent over four years. The union valued the agreement at about $10 billion. It followed more than four years of tumultuous bargaining that included picketing and talk of a strike vote. The deal reflects the...

Mega retailer Target has not recovered from consumer boycotts triggered after the company promoted Pride merchandise, with share prices and market cap declining significantly along with financial and popularity metrics. American consumers started boycotting Target in May, after the retail chain rolled out its transgender collection, which included some items that targeted children, including books, home décor products, and transgender...

Commentary Can mass indoctrination save Xi Jinping? Times of turmoil and transition are always unstable and unpredictable; the mood of the “crowd” becomes critical and mercurial. The narrowness of the power base around a leader makes the ruler vulnerable and, of necessity, paranoid. Even trustworthy factions and supporters are not trusted. Neither is the loyalty of the crowd, regardless of...

At the July membership meeting of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, four panelists from different sectors discussed what drew people to live, study, work, and do business in the county.  “It is a topic that we have run for many years, and I’d like to say why not Orange County—the growth of this county has been exponential, especially through...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Although he has faced investigations and persecution since becoming a politician in 2015, former President Donald Trump declared that, yes, he would do it all over again “without even a question.” That was Mr. Trump’s response when a successful businessman wondered whether he regretted leaving behind a cushy life as a billionaire real-estate mogul. Mr. Trump recounted that conversation...

The weapons stockpile of the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies are becoming “dangerous low” with no “short term” solutions, according to a top U.S. Air Force commander. Gen. James Hecker, the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa, made the remarks at the Chief of the Air Staff’s Global Air & Space Chiefs’...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a partner of every foreign company doing business in China, a congressional committee warned on Thursday, as lawmakers and experts went to great lengths to explain how corporate environments in China are vastly different. “There is no such thing as a ‘private company’ in China,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chairman of the Select Committee...

Now that Hollywood’s actors have joined its writers on the picket line, new content creation from studios and streamers has effectively been cut-off for the time being. There will be no red carpet walking or promotional events for actors to attend, which seems especially out of the ordinary during the summer blockbuster season. To belabor the point, on Thursday, the...

The American Automobile Association (AAA) said that it will not be renewing home insurance policies for a small number of its Florida customers due to increased risk associated with extreme weather events as well as insurance fraud and abuse. A spokesperson for AAA told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement that its Florida-based business has made the “difficult decision...

President Joe Biden’s 2024 presidential campaign has raised over $72 million in the recent quarter, which is greater than his rivals but falls short compared to previous presidential campaigns. “I’m proud to say that Team Biden-Harris has raised more than $72 million since April. To all the grassroots donors who pitched in a few bucks at a time—thank you. This...

Three-Tiered Cash Reserves   You don’t need a financial advisor to know you need a cash reserve. But how that is assembled profoundly affects your chances of success. Optimally, you should use three tiers and assemble a special kind of budget in order to estimate how much cash to place in each. You will need this structure regardless of whether you...

Commentary I finished writing “China Coup: The Great Leap to Freedom” in December 2019, except for a COVID-19 chapter, added later. What major changes would I make if I were writing the book now? In the book, I recalled a warning given by President Richard Nixon in 1967, “the world cannot be safe until China changes,” and I argued that...

An engine being designed for Japan’s Epsilon S space rocket exploded during testing, in the latest mishap for the nation’s space program. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has been making efforts to launch advanced rockets, to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. JAXA had previously aborted the inaugural launch of its Mitsubishi-built, next-generation H3 liquid fuel rocket in March via a...

OMAHA, Neb.—Police in Omaha say they found a “hit list” at the home of a Nebraska man suspected of a homicide and carjacking before being fatally shot by police in western Iowa over the weekend. Investigators said they found two guns in the stolen car driven by Matthew Briggs, 41. When detectives searched his home in Papillion, Nebraska, they found...